| 单词 | oblige |
| 释义 | oblige (once / 76 pages) v To oblige is to do something you have to, because you're bound by either good manners or the law. You are obliged to pay back your student loans, or for your portion of the dinner bill. You may also feel obliged to bring a gift if you're invited to a wedding. You can also tip your cowboy hat and be "much obliged" if someone does you a favor. The French phrase, noblesse oblige means basically that "privilege entails responsibility," or that the wealthy are obliged to do something productive in the world and not just sit around polishing their silver spoons. WORD FAMILYoblige: disoblige, obligatory, obliged, obliger, obliges, obliging+/disoblige: disobliged, disobliges, disobliging/disobliging: disobligingly/obligatory: nonobligatory/obliged: obligedly/obliger: obligers/obliging: obligingly, obligingness, unobliging/unobliging: unobligingly USAGE EXAMPLESAirlines are not obliged to compensate travelers with lodging or meals for delays because of extreme weather. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Several curious children stopped by to see the instrument up close, and Vaughn was happy to oblige. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The court is scheduled to issue its final verdict on 16 January and is not obliged to follow the advisory body’s report. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1v force somebody to do something Syn|Hypo|Hyper compel, obligate force, thrust impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably walkmake walk coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeezeto cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" clamorcompel someone to do something by insistent clamoring condemncompel or force into a particular state or activity shamecompel through a sense of shame apply, enforce, implementensure observance of laws and rules enforce, imposecompel to behave in a certain way stick, stingsaddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous exhibit, march, paradewalk ostentatiously marchcause to march or go at a marching pace turn up the heat, turn up the pressureapply great or increased pressure driveto compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly bludgeonovercome or coerce as if by using a heavy club steamroll, steamrollerbring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure squeeze forsqueeze someone for money, information, etc. dragoon, railroad, sandbagcompel by coercion, threats, or crude means terrorise, terrorizecoerce by violence or with threats bring oneselfcause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative execute, runcarry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine executecarry out the legalities of cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 2v bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted Syn|Hypo|Hyper bind, hold, obligate pledge bind or secure by a pledge articlebind by a contract; especially for a training period indent, indenturebind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant tie downrestrain from independence by an obligation relate have or establish a relationship to 3v provide a service or favor for someone We had to oblige him Syn|Ant|Hyper accommodate disoblige ignore someone's wishes abide by, comply, follow act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes |
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